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On the official road leading to Dongyu Country, Dongfang Hao took advantage of the darkness to swiftly travel.

He was worried about the safety of Ying Ying and Shang Yiqing, so he moved even faster. No matter what, he had to inform Fang Zinan and the others about this matter. Furthermore, King Xuan's next course of action would definitely be to act. Since Shang Yiqing knew about this, would King Xuan speed up the conspiracy? When she thought of this, Dongfang Hao felt very worried. She only regretted that Ma Xing was too slow and wished that he could fly to Dongyu Country in an instant.

After leaving the city for less than ten kilometers, he suddenly saw that there was someone ahead. Although it was a dark night, the weapons held in the hands of these people were flashing brightly. Right now, time was limited. If they could dodge, then they would. Thinking of this, Dongfang Hao turned the horse around and started moving forward.

Passing through a river, the wind howled along the riverbank, the night was as dark as ink. It was pitch black, and the only sound was the wind breaking the branches.

Dongfang Hao took a deep breath, pulled his horse, and suddenly said, "Alright, please come out."

No one responded.

Dongfang Hao said loudly, "Stop hiding, hurry up and show yourself."

Still no one responded.

Seeing that no one replied, Dongfang Hao couldn't help but sneer. He exerted some strength in his hand and was about to walk forward. Before his horse could move, a gust of wind hit the horse's head.

Dongfang Hao gave a loud shout, and with a "Zheng" sound, he drew his sword. He stabbed at that object, sending stars and flowers flying everywhere.

At the same time, Dongfang Hao struck him from behind with a "hu" sound!

After receiving the blow, Dongfang Hao's sword stabbed back, but it missed. The person in the darkness succeeded in his attack, but he didn't attack again. Instead, he quickly retreated far away.

Right at this moment, sword lights lit up all around them. Ten of them held long and thin swords in their hands as they attacked towards Dongfang Hao.

Dongfang Hao looked at these ten people and waved the long sword in his hand. "Chi, chi" sounds could be heard endlessly. Wherever the enemy's attack went, he would strike there. The lightning-like sword light blocked the enemy back.

Dongfang Hao did not dare to fight too much, nor did he want to fight too much, he knew the mission he had on him, so when he succeeded, the first thing he had to do was to leave. With his power alone, dealing with these people was not difficult, the difficult thing was that he could not delay too much, King Xuan could make a move at any time, and if Prince Rong's army was able to make a return quickly, it would be a huge burden on King Xuan. Thinking of this, he urged the horse forward with all his might.

How could that group of people let him off so easily? Seeing that the encirclement had failed, they made another attempt to stop him.

Dongfang Hao didn't care too much about it. He just kept on running. When he met a group of enemies, he would use his sword to pave his way. When he met Buddha or gods, he would kill Buddha.

After entering the borders of the Empire of Dongyu, he felt much more at ease. However, he did not stop and continued on his way towards Dongning City.

Even after Fang Zinan's army had defeated the Grand Preceptor, they still didn't let their guard down. The Grand Preceptor was extremely crafty, and could very likely pick up the remnants and make a comeback. He didn't want to fail. Thus, he had set up heavy soldiers in the Residence of East Feather to chase after the Grand Preceptor. As long as he could capture the Grand Preceptor this time, even if he succeeded, he would be able to return to the Southern Marsh and see Qing'er once he returned to the Southern Marsh Country. Thinking up to here, Fang Zinan couldn't help but smile. Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a soldier report, "General, the Qi King has urgent business with you."

The Qi King? Urgent matter? Did something happen to Shang Yiqing? Fang Zinan's expression changed as he hurriedly said, "Quickly invite the Qi King."

When Fang Zinan saw Dongfang Hao, he could not believe his eyes. The Qi King in front of him was covered in wounds, covered in frost, and covered with dust. His face was haggard, and his heart sank.

Dongfang Hao took a deep breath and took out a letter from his pocket to hand to Fang Zinan. Then, he took the water on the table and gulped it down.

Fang Zinan's hands were trembling as he hastily opened the letter and read it. After he had finished, he raised his head and let out a long sigh. When Dongfang Hao's spirit had recovered, he asked: "King Qi, how is Qing Er?"

"Don't worry, Princess Rao is fine right now, but King Xuan already knows that Princess Ruan is very clear about this. She will definitely be the one to get hurt. I really don't feel at ease!" When Dongfang Hao said this, he felt a wave of fear in his heart.

Fang Zinan took a deep breath, looked at Dongfang Hao, and said with a sincere tone, "Many thanks to Prince Qi for risking his life to inform us. I will order the army to leave the camp right now."

"Good!" "There's no time to lose. Right now, the Grand Preceptor's army has already been repelled by you, so the remaining veterans shouldn't have much strength left. The general should bring the army back as soon as possible to protect them. If we're late, I'm afraid King Xuan …" Dongfang Hao was very clear about the seriousness of the situation. Right now, he couldn't find a better way to send Fang Zinan back.

Fang Zinan nodded, "The Qi King is right. I will send someone to do it now."

Dongfang Hao nodded: "Okay!"

"Hurry and call General Xiao over!" Fang Zinan instructed the soldiers.

Not long after, Xiao Tian Yuan appeared in the tent. When he arrived at the tent, he saw that Fang Zinan's expression was very different from usual. He immediately asked: "What happened?"

Fang Zinan waved the letter in his hand and said in a deep voice, "This is a letter from the Qi King. King Xuan is about to rebel, so Qing'er wants us to return back to the imperial court as soon as possible!"

Xiao Tian Yuan's expression changed. "Is that true?"

Fang Zinan nodded: "It can't be wrong."

At this time, Xiao Tianyuan had already seen Dongfang Hao's appearance and couldn't help but ask, "Prince Qi must have been chased and blocked by King Xuan on his way here. How are you doing?"

Dongfang Hao lowered his head and looked at the clothes on his body, and faintly smiled: "I'm fine. "However, we're not in the Southern Marsh Country right now. I'm afraid that Princess Hua-Yang, Ying Ying, and the others might encounter danger!"

"We will now leave the camp and pass down the order to return to the imperial court!" Fang Zinan gave the order.

Dongfang Hao glanced at them and said, "I must hurry back now. King Xuan is cunning. I'm afraid that Ying Ying and the others will be in danger. Farewell!" As he spoke, he walked out of the tent.

"Wait …" Xiao Tian Yuan called out to him and asked in concern, "Your injuries?"

"I'm fine, I can handle such a small injury!" Dongfang Hao smiled casually, as if he didn't care at all.

In fact, he really wanted to go back to the Southern Marsh with Dongfang Hao right now, but as the general, he couldn't do that. He sighed and said with emotion, "Qi King, Fang Zinan is really grateful to you. Please go back to the Southern Marsh to protect Qing Er and the rest. I want to go back with the army."

Dongfang Hao nodded: "I know, you don't need to say anything." When he said that, he looked back at Fang Zinan with a kind smile. He clearly knew who Fang Zinan was.

"Many thanks!" Fang Zinan cupped his fists.

Xiao Tianyuan also gave his thanks.

Dongfang Hao walked out of the military camp, rode his horse, and left in the dust.

Xiao Tianyuan turned around and glanced at Fang Zinan. "We can't delay any longer. We're leaving now!"

"You will be in charge of this matter!" A resolute look appeared in Fang Zinan's eyes, "Our army will leave immediately!"

At this moment, a soldier came in to report from outside the camp. "General, the Grand Preceptor has assembled the old division to invade. What should we do?"

Fang Zinan didn't expect the Grand Preceptor to come at a time like this. His face turned green as he glanced at Xiao Tianyuan before gritting his teeth. "Fight!"